Poaceae
Scented grass
Chrysopogon gryllus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Chrysopogon
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Common names
By language (11)
- Bambara
- Cɛkala
- Bulgarian
- Черна садина
- Chinese
- 刺金须茅, 刺金鬚茅
- Czech
- Zlatovous jižní
- English
- Scented grass
- German
- Goldbart
- Greek
- Ανδροπώγων ο γρύλλος, Αλιφάδι, Ανελίφι, Λεμίθι, Λεμίφι, Λιμίθι, Λιμίφι
- Korean
- 금수염풀
- Macedonian
- Обичен златобрад
- Persian
- ریشزرد صخرهروی
- Slovak
- Zlatá brada južná
Synonyms
- Andropogon echinulatus Nees ex Steud.
- Andropogon glabratus (Trin.) Steud.
- Andropogon gryllus L.
- Andropogon gryllus subsp. echinulatus (Nees) Hack.
- Andropogon gryllus subsp. glabratus (Trin.) Hack.
- Andropogon gryllus subvar. ramulosus Hack.
- Andropogon gryllus var. aureus Hegi
- Andropogon paniculatus Lam.
- Andropogon royleanus Steud.
- Chloris gryllus (L.) Honck.
- Chrysopogon aciculatus var. echinulatus (Nees) S.K.Jain
- Chrysopogon echinulatus (Nees) Will.Watson
- Chrysopogon glabratus Trin.
- Chrysopogon gryllus f. flavescens (Schur) Soó
- Chrysopogon gryllus subsp. echinulatus (Nees) Cope
- Chrysopogon gryllus subsp. glabratus (Trin.) Tzvelev
- Chrysopogon gryllus var. aureus (Hegi) Ghisa
- Chrysopogon royleanus (Steud.) Will.Watson
- Chrysopogon verticillatus St.-Lag.
- Holcus gryllus (L.) R.Br.
- Pollinia gryllus Spreng.
- Pollinia gryllus f. flavescens Schur
- Pollinia gryllus var. flavescens Schur
- Rhaphis echinulata Nees
- Rhaphis gryllus (L.) Trin.
- Rhaphis gryllus Desv.
- Rhaphis royleana Nees
- Sorghum gryllus (L.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paolo Zucca, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Paolo Zucca, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Наталья Пикалова, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Steiermärkisches Landesmuseum Joanneum - Herbarium GJO, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Илья Руденко, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steiermärkisches Landesmuseum Joanneum - Herbarium GJO, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: University of Vienna - Herbarium WU, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.